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As I write this, it is the end of an old year. As you read it, it will be the beginning of the new. It’s a time for reflection, and re-dedication.
Here are a few of the things that I have learned in the past year – and hope to not forget in the next.
Even though products are shipped from production plants to distribution centers in quantities that easily warrant palletizing for easier unloading and storage, there is a good reason that they are hand-stacked in the trailer. Shipping density is worth more than palletizing labor. And transportation costs are rising much faster than labor.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
James M. Apple, Jr. is a Director in The Progress Group. Prior to co-founding The Progress Group in 1991, he was a Partner with Coopers & Lybrand's SysteCon division. During 1992-1995 he served as a Senior Systems Advisor with Vanderlande Industries, a major conveyor and systems provider in Europe.
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